Why do I receive ""There was an error extracting the archives for MATLAB" while installing MATLAB?

When running the MATLAB installer, I receive the following error:

"There was an error extracting the archives for MATLAB.  Check that you have enough disk space and rerun the installer"

or

Extract Error
The following files do not appear to be valid archives

I have plenty of free disk space, but the same error comes up every time I run the installer.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This error may occur if the installation files for some or all of your products are corrupt, missing, or for the wrong operating system architecture.

If you are installing MATLAB from downloaded files, the file for the product may be corrupt, missing, or for the wrong operating system architecture (Example: .glnxa86 is for 32-bit Linux, .glnxa64 is for 64-bit Linux).

Download a new copy of the file in the error message and replace the existing download. Once you have downloaded a new file, simply rerun the installer to install your product.